Surah Al-Anfal (الأنفال) • The Spoils of War

Quran 8:69

8:69

فَكُلُوا۟ مِمَّا غَنِمْتُمْ حَلَـٰلًا طَيِّبًا ۚ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

fakulū mimmā ghanim'tum ḥalālan ṭayyiban wa-ittaqū l-laha inna l-laha ghafūrun raḥīmun

So consume what you have taken of war booty [as being] lawful and good, and fear Allāh. Indeed, Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.

— Saheeh International

So enjoy in a good and lawful manner the things you have gained in war and be mindful of God: He is forgiving and merciful.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

So enjoy what you have gotten of booty in war, lawful and good, and be afraid of Allâh. Certainly, Allâh is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

فَكُلُوا۟fakulūSo eat
مِمَّاmimmāfrom what
غَنِمْتُمْghanim'tumyou got as war booty
حَلَـٰلًۭاḥalālanlawful
طَيِّبًۭاۚṭayyiban(and) good
وَٱتَّقُوا۟wa-ittaqūand fear
ٱللَّهَۚl-lahaAllah
إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
غَفُورٌۭghafūrun(is) Oft-Forgiving
رَّحِيمٌۭraḥīmunMost Merciful